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im⋅pli⋅ca⋅tion

  [im-pli-key-shuhn]
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–noun
1. something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood: to resent an implication of dishonesty.
2. the act of implying: His implication of immediate changes surprised us.
3. the state of being implied: to know only by implication.
4. Logic. the relation that holds between two propositions, or classes of propositions, in virtue of which one is logically deducible from the other.
5. the act of implicating: the implication of his accomplices.
6. the state of being implicated: We heard of his implication in a conspiracy.
7. Usually, implications. relationships of a close or intimate nature; involvements: the religious implications of ancient astrology.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME implicacio(u)n < L implicātiōn- (s. of implicātiō) an interweaving, equiv. to implicāt(us) (see implicate ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
im⋅pli⋅ca⋅tion⋅al, adjective

Synonyms:
7. associations, connections.
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im·pli·ca·tion   (ĭm'plĭ-kā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of implicating or the condition of being implicated.

  2. The act of implying or the condition of being implied.

  3. Something that is implied, especially:

    1. An indirect indication; a suggestion.

    2. An implied meaning; implicit significance.

    3. An inference. See Usage Note at infer.

im'pli·ca'tive adj., im'pli·ca'tive·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

implication 
"involvement, interweaving," c.1430, from L. implicationem (nom. implicatio) "interweaving, entanglement," from implicatus, pp. of implicare "involve, entangle, connect closely," from in- "in" + plicare "to fold" (see ply). Implicate in the sense of "involve a person in a crime, charge, etc." is from 1797.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: im·pli·ca·tion
Pronunciation: "im-pl&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act of implicating : the state of being implicated
2 : the act of implying : the state of being implied
3 : something implied
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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